Hino Bus at Pacific Hino

Hino first started manufacturing buses in Japan in 1946 as Hino Industry Co Ltd. In 1965 Hino set up in Australia and sold its first buses.

The first bus ever built in Australia was by Freighter Industries in Adelaide and was sold into Tasmania. Hino Buses continued to be sold in Australia in 1980-1998 as Hino Bus Australia before trading as Hino Motor Sales Australia (HMSA) as it is know today. HMSA still build buses on demand